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TIL college textbook prices have risen 1,041% since 1977 - more than three times inflation as a whole

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4X5Qg TIL of Lympstone Commando railway station. This is a railway station situated on the Avocet Line, from Exeter to Exmouth in Devon, England. A train travelling on this line will only stop here if you ask the train driver, providing you are a visitor to the Royal Marine Commando Training Centre.
eKPL TIL That when the movie “The Rock” premiered on Alcatraz in 1996 a man windsurfed to the island wearing a wing-collar tuxedo shirt and bow tie, and then snuck into the celebrity party. He claimed to have already had a cocktail with Sean Connery by the time he was caught.
vD0L TIL people that enjoy spicy food are more likely to be alcoholics
LkyKQ TIL about Félicette, the first and only cat to make it to space & back
6Eb9w TIL Psychological Reactance is a term meaning an unpleasant motivational arousal to rules/laws that threaten or eliminate behavioral freedoms, and it leads the affected people to resist the social influence of others